Mattress-suspending means



Sept- 13,1927. 7 F. CANE ET 1,642,140

MATTRESS SUSPENDING MEANS Filed Feb. 9, 1923 mmvmzas. v GE CANE andAQWHEELOCK Maw THEIRATTORNEY Patented Sept. 13, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

cou on r. CANE, or sAN FRANCISCO, AND ARTHUR ofwnnnmox, or OAKLAND,

CALIFORNIA. I

MATTREss-sUsPENDING MEANS.

Application filed February 9, 1923. Serial No. 617,945.

Our invention relates to means for sup porting a mattress in a foldablebed when the bed is in folded position, and relates more particularly toan improvement in the inattress suspending means for which we filed anapplication for Letters Patent November 22, 1920, and bearing Serial No.425,649.,

One ofthe objects of the invention is to provide means of the characterdescribed which in the suspended position of the mattress willdistribute the pull or strain throughout the entire body of the mattressrather than merely over the mattress cover. Another object of theinvention is to attach the mattress suspending means to the mattress sothat the former will not pull apart from the latter.

Another object is to provide means of the character described which willenable the mattress to be disposed in reversed positions.

A still further object is to provide mattress suspending means whichwill enable the bed clothes to be simultaneously suspended withouttheuse of additional supporting means.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the folilii lowingdescription of the preferred form of our invention which is illustratedin the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification. Itis to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the showing madeby the said drawings and descrip tion, as we may adopt variations of thepreferred form within the scope of our invention as set forth in theclaim.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a mattress provided with thesuspending means of our-invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the bed in folded positionshowing the mattress suspended.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the bed in unfoldedposition.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a mattress equipped with aslightly modified form of suspending means.

Briefly expressed the mattress suspending means of our invention asherein shown comprises a pair of long narrow flexible strips which arestitched lengthwise to the mattress and are firmly held to the mattressbody by means of a row of the ties and tufts which retain the mattressfilling in position. One or both ends of the stripsare slit so that theymay be tied to some suit able portion of the bed and thus enable themattress to hang freely in suspended p0sition when the bed is folded.Thestrips are also secured to the mattress'in such manner that they formin themselves supporting means for the bed clothing when the bed isdisposed in vertical position. A pair of the strips are preferablyprovided on each side of mattress in order that the mattress may bereversed.

A detailed description follows:

The mattress suspending means of our invention is adapted for use inconnection with folding beds particularly of the type in. which themattress is caused to assume a fully extended perpendicular positionwhen the bed is folded. The means of our invention as clearly pointedout in our previous application eliminates the necessity for using heavymetal clamps and belt straps for supporting the mattress and bed clotheswhen they are perpendicularly disposed. In this manner if it is stilldesired to use clamps or straps, they need be only of sufiicientstrength to support the bed clothes, and the clamping or strapping maybe effected with such little pressure that maximum ventilation will beassured.

As shown in the present embodiment of the invention the folding bed 2 onwhich the mattress and supporting means therefor are arranged, comprisesa bed frame, 3, having side rails 4 which are pivotally secured adjacentthe head-board i to the brackets 6 for movement about a horizontal axis.As clearly indicated in Figures 2 and 3 the bed frame including thespring 7 and the mat tress 8 are adapted to be swung from a horizontallydisposed position to a vertical position thereby necessitatingsupporting the mattress and bed clothing in such latter position.

Extending lengthwise of the mattress are one or more long narrow strips12, a pair of which are here shown provided on each side of themattress. The strips are preferably formed of the same material as themattress tick. Most mattresses of the stuffed type are usually providedwith a number of rows of ties 14 which bind together opposing sides ofadjacent portions of the mattress and extend through the mattress so asto retain the mattress filling in proper position. In the preferredembodiment of our invention, each strip is primarily stitched to themattress tick where one of the rows of the ties are to occur. In thismanner when the tying of the mattress is effected, each of the tiesincluded in the row may extend through and catch the strip. The adjacentstrips on the opposite sides of the mattress are preferably associatedwith the same row of ties. The tufts for the ties 14. which extendthrough the strips are arranged on the ex-' posed side of the latter sothat it will be clear the strips are securely held on the mattress andwill not tear or pull apart therefrom. The ends of the strips preferablyextend be yond the edges of the mattress and are slitted so as to for-msuitable bands 16 for tying the mattress to some part of the bedadjacent the ends such as the cross bars 17 and 18. We prefer to havethe strips extend from both edges of the mattress so that the mattressmay be tied to both the head and foot end or" the bed; however in mostinstances; merely securing the strips of one side of the mattress to.the cross bar 17 at the foot end of the bed, Will be ample for properlysupporting the mattress in all positions of the bed.

Assuming now that the bed and mattress are in the. vertical positionindicated in Figure. 2, the mattress will be suspended by one pair ofthe strips. The pull or tension on the suspended mattress due to itsweight will on account of the ties 14: be transmitted throughout theentire body of the mattress, rather than to the cover as would he theease, to a great extent, without the use of said ties. The stitching 19of the strips it will be noted terminate adjacent the outermost ties 14,thereby enabling the bedel'othing to be firmly tucked around the footend of the mattress. In this manner when the bed is in the verticalposition the strips function as bed-clothes suspending means as well asmattress suspending means. It will be also noted as clearly indicated inFigure 2, that the mattress is supported by the strips positioned on theside of the mattress lying next to the bed spring; therefore it at anytime it is desired to reverse the mattress so that either side may beuppermost when in use, the pair of strips already at tached to bed maybe untied, and the strips of the other side of the mattress can be tiedto the bed after the mattress has been turned over.

In Figure 4: we have shown a slightly modified form of the invention. Inthis embodiment the strips are comparatively short and are secured bymeans of stitching 20 and preferably one or two ties merely to the endportion of the mattress.

While we have shown the strips arranged lengthwise of the mattress it.is. obvious that they may be positioned transversely and their endssecured to the side rails of the bed, or other sleeping structure as thecase may be. r

We claim:

In combination with a mattress, a supporting means eomprising a pair ofoppositely disposed flexible strips stitched to the sides of saidmattress and adapted for tying the mattress to a portion of a bed, andmeans extending through said mattress and fixed securely to said stripsto tie said strips together, whereby tensional strain on one of saidstrips will be directly communicated to the other of said strips.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Oakland,California, this th day of December, 1922.

GORDON F. CANE.

ARTHUR O. lVI-IEE'LOCK.

